spadix

n. 肉穗花序 [医] 佛焰花序, 肉穗花序

发音

/ˈspeɪdɪks/

词形变化

spadices spadixes 复数 spadixes spadices 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fleshy spike (inflorescence) with reduced flowers, usually enclosed by a spathe, characteristic of aroids.

    生物 植物学
  2. 2.

    A male sexual organ of certain cephalopods and hydrozoans (especially the nautilus), used to transfer sperm.

    生物 动物学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

axis

整体词 1

spike

词源

Via Latin spādīx from Ancient Greek σπᾱ́δῑξ (spā́dīx, “palm branch”).

来源：wiktionary